5th arrondissement

PARIS WEEKENDER’S
HALF-DAY PARIS ITINERARIES:
THE 5TH ARRONDISSEMENT
1.
Start by exploring the Jardin des Plantes.
2.
Exit by the northwest corner and walk one block west
and one block north to the Arènes de Lutèce (Roman
ruins in the old Roman part of Paris).
3.
Then head south to the Grande Mosquée. If time
permits, stop for a mint tea and pastries in the tea
garden of the mosque.
4.
Walk southwest past the Censier Daubenton metro to
the bottom of rue Mouffetard. Follow this lively market
street north to the end, at Place de la Contrescarpe. If
you’r ready for a meal, take a detour half-way up
Mouffetard to Chez Lina et Mimile (32 Rue Tournefort,
Tel. 01 47 07 72 47) or for delicious sweets, head to
Sugarplum Cake Shop (68 rue du Cardinal Lemoine,
Tel. 01 46 34 07 43).
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5.
Next, head to the Panthéon, home of Foucault’s pendulum and the final resting place of many of France’s greats.
6.
Spend some time wandering around the small streets just north of the Panthéon: rue Lanneau is one of my favorites. Stop at Les
Pipos (2, Rue de l'Ecole Polytechnique, Tel. 01 43 54 11 40) for a glass of wine.
7.
A couple blocks west of rue Lanneau, off rue de la Sorbonne, is the heart of the Latin quarter, the main building of the Sorbonne,
perhaps France’s most famous university.
8.
If you can fend off the aggressive restaurateurs, head straight north to rue de la Huchette and the surrounding streets for fondue.
Alternatively, for gourmet Mexican, go to Anahuacalli (30, rue des Bernardins, Tel. 01 43 26 10 20) and be sure to stop by the
famous English bookshop, Shakespeare & Co. (37 Rue Bûcherie) on the way.
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Anahuacalli
rue Lanneau
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Les Pipos
Arènes de Lutèce
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Chez Lina et
Mimile
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Start of Mouffetard
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